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Encyclopedia > Colbert

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Colbert may mean: This article is about Stephen Colbert, the actor. ... The Colbert Report Comedian and actor Stephen Colbert plays a semi-fictional character () on his comedy television program The Colbert Report. ... The Colbert Report is an American satirical television program on Comedy Central that stars comedian Stephen Colbert, previously a correspondent for The Daily Show. ... Robert Colbert (born July 26, 1931) is an American actor most noted for his leading role on the TV series Time Tunnel and his two appearances as Brent Maverick in Maverick in 1961, forced by the studio to dress exactly as James Garner had in Garners earlier role of... The Time Tunnel was a 1966-1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series produced by Irwin Allen that lasted for one season of 30 episodes. ... Richard Colbert was a prolific spammer based in Miami, Florida, in an area known as Spam Beach. He would obtain clients email addresses by searching AOL member profiles for any including phrases such as business opportunity or multilevel marketing, believing them to be small-time salesmen like himself. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Patrick Keary Jerel Colbert (born May 21, 1982 in Oxnard, California) was the Carolina Panthers second round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. ... Nate Colbert was a first baseman with the original San Diego Padres. ... Jean-Baptiste Colbert Jean-Baptiste Colbert (August 29, 1619 – September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from... Jean-Baptiste Antoine Colbert, Marquis of Seignelay Jean-Baptiste Antoine Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay (born 1 November 1651; died 3 November 1690) was a French politician. ... Edwin Harris Colbert (1905 – 2001) was a distinguished vertebrate paleontologist and prolific researcher and author. ... Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 - July 30, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning French-American actress in Hollywood film, stage, television and radio. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Brent Colbert (born November 28, 1969) is a Canadian conservative commentator born in Gatineau, Québec. ...

Colbert may also be these places in the United States: The Colbert Report is an American satirical television program on Comedy Central that stars comedian Stephen Colbert, previously a correspondent for The Daily Show. ... The Colbert Report Comedian and actor Stephen Colbert plays a semi-fictional character () on his comedy television program The Colbert Report. ... This article is about Stephen Colbert, the actor. ... The French Navy, officially called the National Navy (French: Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military. ... Jean-Baptiste Colbert Jean-Baptiste Colbert (August 29, 1619 – September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from... Six ships of the French Navy have bourne the name Colbert in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert : a French wheeled corvette, launched in 1848 a French armoured frigate, launched in 1877 an auxiliary patrol boat (1915 - 1917) an auxiliary sail ship (1917) a World War II French heavy cruiser, launched...


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Colbert, Jean Baptiste. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (407 words)
Colbert contributed significantly to the splendor of Louis XIV’s reign by patronizing the arts and sciences.
His efforts at economy were soon menaced by the extravagance of the king, and the opening of Louis XIV’s wars began the decline of Colbert’s power and the ascendancy of the marquis de Louvois.
It was Colbert’s commercial policy, however, that, by challenging Dutch commercial strength, contributed to the Dutch War of 1672–78.
Jean Baptiste Colbert (565 words)
Colbert believed in the Mercantilist doctrine that the expansion of commerce (and the maintenance of a favorable balance of trade) was the key to State wealth.
Colbert doted on his charter companies, set up chambers of commerce, redirected capital to export and import-substitution industries, set up a protective system of tariffs and duties, blocked foreigners from trading in French colonies, etc.
Colbert revived the hated corvée, the unpaid labor-time owed by peasants to their feudal lords (and now the State) and forced local farmers and their draught-animals to work on road maintenance.
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